Resident LL, Rent a Room scheme & Tenant from Hell

poppysarah

As several people have suggsted get people there to help the owner by supporting her. Don't let anyone likely to have a row go though - just calm people preferably tall well built people.

Do not leave him alone in the house.

Get him out by the end of the day if I was you.

tbs624

M.E. wrote: »

This girl started living in the flat, didn't return to Uni, went onto benefit. Didn't pay. Threatened court, as she was Scottish, the flat is in England.

The L's nationality is irrelevant - the law that applies is that of the country in which the property stands. Flat in Eng = English jurisdiction

G_M

tbs624 wrote: »

The L's nationality is irrelevant - the law that applies is that of the country in which the property stands. Flat in Eng = English jurisdiction

I think the point being made was that because the lodger was Scottish she assumed she had rights which exist in Scotland but not in England.

Scottish law does give lodgers greater protection/rights and the lodger may have been ignorant of the set-up in England.

james2005

cooltt wrote: »

OP
He's clearly a serial W*nker and has obviously done this before. Round up some friends go around and TELL him to get his things and leave there and then either via the window or door it's his choice.

Do not be intimidated by him that's what is allowing this situation to continue.

Kick him out change the locks AND give his details to the police should he decide to damage the property afterwards so they know who to look for.

Tell me where you live and i'll come round myself and do it!

Yeah i totally agree with you mate, the tenant is a clearly a w*nker and there are ways of dealing with them.

Funnily enough cooltt i felt like saying i come around and do it lol, It really angers me that she is intimidated by this piece of !!!!

james2005

poppysarah wrote: »

As several people have suggsted get people there to help the owner by supporting her. Don't let anyone likely to have a row go though - just calm people preferably tall well built people.

Do not leave him alone in the house.

Get him out by the end of the day if I was you.

Thats exactly it, get him out by the end of the day.:money:

james2005

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Your daughter is being very generous in giving this jerk so much notice. I'd have given him 48 hours and then his stuff would have been on the pavement.

I think your daughter should give up hope of receiving another penny and write it off to experience. She should just concentrate of getting rid of him asap and keeping anything valuable under lock and key. Preferably off the premises.

Bloody right an all!

james2005

Its highly unlikely that a weed smoker would even worry about a CCJ, plus many people have CCJ's or impaired credit these days, if he smoking weed in the house and acting like a !!!! then a CCJ isnt important, he prob just laugh at the fact to be completely honest.

tbs624 wrote: »

..and make things a whole lot worse for yourself in the process. OP needs to demonstrate "reasonableness", even if L does not seem to be doing so.

They may not initially "give a s***e" about being hit with a CCJ over the non payment of rent due but they almost certainly will do when they find it impacts on their ability to get somewhere new to live or to obtain credit.

tbs624

G_M wrote: »

I think the point being made was that because the lodger was Scottish she assumed she had rights which exist in Scotland but not in England.

Scottish law does give lodgers greater protection/rights and the lodger may have been ignorant of the set-up in England.

Yes G_M , this is so . Hence my comment:

The L's nationality is irrelevant - the law that applies is that of the country in which the property stands. Flat in Eng = English jurisdiction